Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insists the withdrawal from Tigrayan capital Mekelle was ordered because the city is no longer central to the conflict.

Plus in Ghana, the FixtheCountry protests gather momentum after an activist is killed.

And demonstrations are expected in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, to mark two years since a popular uprising that led to the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir.

Photo: Units of the Ethiopian army patrolling the streets of Mekelle city. Credit: Getty Images.